Weltschmerz

• “Shaking off what in more amusing circumstances could be called Weltschmerz, I heaved myself into a sitting posture and said, 'Big animal, just behind right ear.”

  A Rude Awakening

• “This poet was the Russian spokesman of the so-called Weltschmerz (world-sorrow) which had come into vogue with the”

  A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)

• “Goethe has called the Weltschmerz, and in which the concentrated sorrow of the world seemed suddenly to lie heavy upon him.”

  Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays

• “Disenchantment of life, or "Weltschmerz," became a fashionable malady.”

  A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)

• “For two years in the midst of my distress over the poverty which, thus suddenly driven into my consciousness, had become to me the "Weltschmerz," there was mingled a sense of futility, of misdirected energy, the belief that the pursuit of cultivation would not in the end bring either solace or relief.”

  Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes

• “The troubles confided to these private pages were not due to compunction for anything she had done, nor were they caused by any particular event; they expressed simply a general discontent with herself and a kind of Weltschmerz not uncommon in a young and thoughtful mind.”

  Lady John Russell

• “Over on ITV, presenter Adrian Chiles was full of it; Schadenfreude, that is, with a touch of Angst and a sprinkling of Weltschmerz thrown in.”

  The Guardian: Sky, ITV and my daughter all agree: Barcelona are quite good | Martin Kelner

• “This one makes gets me feeling the Weltschmerz all over again: a battle (to the death?) for second place.”

  Death to Russian Scammers

• “Clearly, González Iñárritu knows his Weltschmerz, and he burrows deep into the existential loneliness of each character to create a kaleidoscope of cumulative human sadness and grief over the state of the world.”

  GreenCine Daily: Interview. Guillermo Arriaga.

• “Weltschmerz lovers get a treat today - Gareth just posted a new strip.”

  Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites

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